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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 461 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Clean, gentle, dry): Palette – mixing; water pot – rinsing; easel – holding the board; masking tape – holding paper flat; sponge – dabbing textures. Round brush – fine lines and details; flat brush – wide, straight strokes. Good care: rinse, wash with mild soap, reshape, dry bristles up. Bad: leaving it in water, dried paint, scrubbing, standing on its bristles.

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  1. 1.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  2. 2.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
  5. 5.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
  9. 9.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  11. 11.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  12. 12.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
  13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  14. 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
  15. 15.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
  16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  17. 17.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
  18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
  19. 19.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  21. 21.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  22. 22.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
  29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) round brush
  30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) round brush
  31. 31.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  32. 32.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
  34. 34.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) masking tape
  37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sponge
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
  39. 39.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

Answer key

  1. good brush care
  2. True
  3. scrubbing hard on paper
  4. rinsing between colours
  5. good brush care
  6. reshaping the tip
  7. leaving it in water
  8. leaving it in water
  9. bad for the brush
  10. reshaping the tip
  11. bad for the brush
  12. bristles up or flat
  13. drying bristles up
  14. holding a board upright
  15. wide, straight strokes
  16. masking tape
  17. holding paper flat
  18. a wide flat brush
  19. rinsing brushes
  20. scrubbing hard on paper
  21. bad for the brush
  22. True
  23. True
  24. False
  25. False
  26. standing on its bristles
  27. rinsing between colours
  28. drying bristles up
  29. water pot
  30. round brush
  31. a small round brush
  32. False
  33. fine lines and details
  34. False
  35. good brush care
  36. palette
  37. sponge
  38. washing with mild soap
  39. True
  40. bad for the brush

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